As lawn and garden equipment goes, none seems to have as many names as the noble weed trimmer — aka weed wacker, weed eater, weed cutter, string trimmer, strimmer or, in some circles, brush trimmer ...

Person using a weed whacker to trim their lawn - Antoni M Lubek/Shutterstock Before getting started, it's important to note that whenever restringing is needed, you must first remove the machine's ...